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Tobacconist
How did tobacco get to London? International trade
How was the empire controlled? International government
Did people travel as far as imported goods? Immigration and emigration
Barber
What pastimes did men have? Gambling etc
What other services were available? Service industries
When did men sing for their supper? Song and supper
Public house
What did people do in their free time? Leisure activities
What sports were popular? Spectator sports
Did everyone like public houses? Temperance movement
Glass showroom
Where else could new products be seen? The Great Exhibition
Did people visit the Great Exhibition? Visitors to the Exhibition
What happened after the Exhibition? South Kensington
Barrel Organ
Who was part of street life? Street characters, journalists and artists
How did people listen to music at home? Pianos
What other entertainment was available? Theatre and music hall
Tea and Coffee warehouse
What did industrialists build? Industrial buildings and structures
Where were docks and warehouses? Building the docks
What sort of ships were docked? Canals, sail and steamships
Engraver
What else was made in workshops? Workshop industries
Where did other workers live? New houses
Who lived in model dwellings? Social housing
Watchmaker
Why were London watches cheaper? Clock and watchmaking
What were the finishing trades? Luxury trades
How did craftsmen become part of the Royal Society? Scientific instrument making
Public urinal
How was water supplied? Commercial water supply
What did the Metropolitan Board of Works do? Metropolitan improvements
Why were sewers so important? Water pollution
Baker's cart
How did people travel within the city? Omnibuses, trams and cabs
How did people travel between towns before trains? Coaching and turnpikes
Why were motor cars more environmentally friendly? Motor cars
Grocer
Where else could you buy food? New markets
How were goods and people transported? Railways arrive
How did politics affect the price of bread? Free trade and the repeal of corn laws
Pharmacy
Why were people ill? Living conditions and medical provision
Did hospitals treat ill people? Hospitals and medicine
What happened when people died? Death and cemeteries
Milliner
What was important to women? Queen Victoria and women’s lives
Why were so many women domestic servants? Domestic service
How did women get the vote? Suffragettes
Tailor
Who made ready-to-wear clothes? Sweated labour
Did Trade Unions help ‘sweaters’? Strikes and unions
What else did radicals campaign for? Reform and revolt
Fancy stationer
What else was printed? Printing
Could everybody read? Literacy
How were novelty cards sent? Postal service
Pawnbroker
What happened to poor people? Poverty
Why was the East End different? East End
What impact did slavery have? Slavery
Bank clerks' office
Why were London’s banks special? Financial City
Was military power connected to wealth? Power and wealth
How did businesses communicate? Communications
Bank manager's office
Where did bankers live? Middle class life
How did people from the suburbs get to work? Suburbs and commuter railways
Why did the city expand? Expansion of London
Toyshop
What was life like for children? Victorian views of children
Were all schools the same? Education
Did all children go to school? Working children
Lamp post
How was the Thames tunnel built? Marc & Isambard Brunel
Who developed the use of electric power? Michael Faraday
Who developed new machinery? Bryan Tonkin

 

 

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